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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Faux Epoxy Button Tutorial

Here's another mini tutorial on how to create the button for this card.

For a tutorial on how to create the epoxy rose click HERE.

Supplies

Chipboard

Acrylic paint (pink)

Paintbrush

Pencil

Button (to use as a template)

(Die-cutting machine and button die to use in place of
button template)

Heavy duty scissors

Solvent ink (Timber Brown or any dark color)

Crop-A-Dile

Black Sharpie or black marker

Sanding block or file

Background stamp

Versamark or Embossing Ink

Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (UTEE)

Craft tweezers (optional)

Heat gun

Step One:After your
painted chipboard is dry, you are ready to create your button.Find a button to use as a template if you
don’t have a die cutting machine/button die available.Trace your button with pencil.

Step Two:Cut out button with heavy duty scissors and sand edges for a clean edge.

Step Five:Melt UTEE
with a heat gun.Layer on more
watermark/embossing ink and sprinkle again with UTEE.Heat the button with a heat gun.Repeat a third time for a thick layer.Allow button to totally dry before proceeding
to next step.

Step Six:This step
is optional.Ink the edge of your button
if you don’t like the raw chipboard edge.

Step Seven:Use your
button holes as a template to position your button holes.I chose to mark only two holes.

Step Eight:Use the
dots as a guide for where to punch your button holes.Use a Crop-A-Dile to punch the holes.Your button is ready!

Hope you likey! In a couple days, I'll go over how to create the stem of that flower you see in the card photo above!